dremarquis

Hi all,

I originally posted this in the fingerlakes section and someone recoemmended i post it here - that i would likely get a different set of eyes and opinions:

My buddy and i have decided to take our first fishing trip to canada this summer - most likely somewhere in Ontario or Quebec, but open to other possibilities. My first step of research is simply to ask you all for input. We want a wilderness experience and good fishing, and cost is an issue (not sure we can afford a fly). We want to do it ourselves (i.e., not a guided trip). Have any of you had trips up there you would recommend? Also, this summer, the only time we could go is june. If July or August is better (for example, black flies or something else i;m not aware of), we will likely postpone til next summer.

thanks for your input,

andre

Hi all,

my buddy and i have decided to take our first fishing trip to canada this summer - most likely somewhere in Ontario or Quebec, but open to other possibilities. My first step of research is simply to ask you all for input. We want a wilderness experience and good fishing, and cost is an issue (not sure we can afford a fly). We want to do it ourselves (i.e., not a guided trip). Have any of you had trips up there you would recommend?

thanks for your input,

andre

Hi Les,

thanks very much for confirming my suspicion! Is your boat winterized or will you fish through the winter?

happy holidays,

andre

I'm hoping to get out in the next few days - i'm guessing i can't launch at Woodville - right?

thanks,

andre

My least favorite thing about deer hunting is that i tend to fish so little during deer season. I still hope to get one more deer in the freezer before Muzzleloader ends tuesday, and then i hope to fish Canandaigua ASAP. I'm guessing the south end (woodville launch) is frozen over - correct?

thanks for any current info,

dre

Tg8 - how did the Burbot taste?

congrats on an awesome, rare catch!!!

andre

hey Les,

thanks for the heads up. I wonder if there are still some rocks in all that muck. Last year i ruined a prop at about 2-3 mph about 15-20 yds from the ramp.

dre

that 3rd photo looks like a monster steelie - how much did it weigh?

andre

thanks everyone!

andre

everyone - thank you so much for all your input - you guys ROCK!

Sk8man wrote:

I think that because of a variety of real life situational factors not taken into account in most of the chart info I've seen (e.g. directional current forces/speed, type of attractor and lures combined with a diver etc.) a lot of the info on the charts is questionable at best.

I think Les is right on with this, but i still like to have some charts as a reference point, and steelydan and others really helped me out

thanks again,

dre

I've been running my wire dipsey rods without twillie tips and need to get some, but i can't find them anywhere - even on the web. Does anyone know where i can order some?

thanks,

dre

Hi all,

i had my first 2 trips of the year on lake O yesterday and today and they were great (by my standards).

Sat - went our of sandy creek and caught 6 kings (up to 32#) and 3 steelies (up to 10#)

400-500fow and some on wire dipsey (size #1) on a 0 setting out 300 feet.

today i went out of i-bay and got 4 kings - all low to upper 20s - around 200 fow

all on on wire dipsey (size #1) on a 2 setting out 330 feet.

the dive charts i have stop at 150 feet of line out

does anyone have a dive curve/depths for the #1 dipsey (ideally for settings 0, 1, 2, & 3) and also ideally for wire - i know the charts that come with the dipsey are less deep that the same feet out with wire.

if you don't have such a chart, can you estimate how deep a wire dipsey (size #1) on a 2 setting out 330 feet is?

and a wire dipsey (size #1) on a 2 setting out 330 feet?

thanks very much,

andre

HI All,

i mostly fish the fingerlakes but like to hit Lake O at least once each year for some bigger fish. I usually fish out of sandy creek.

my experience is that the bite is usually very early and then not much else happens after 9:30 or 10a. Is that your experience too? I'm wondering if i should fish all day or do what i normally do (fish from first light till 10 or 11a then call it a day)

thanks,

dre

PS - from reading the posts, it seems the temps have been moving a lot - any idea what depths the kings are now/tomorrow?

you're funny Chuck! that's a good ideer, only that prize money is already gone - a new VRO fuel pump, new head gasket, new truck and trailer tires more than ate it up!!!

Hi all,

i have a humminbird 570 that won't power up. I know it's the unit and not connections, because i have one on each boat and the other unit works on both mounting brackets. Humminbird charges a $75 service fee to repair it. Do any of you know of someone able to do such repairs and if they are cheaper than that?

thanks,

andre

Hi all,

i have a humminbird 570 that won't power up. I know it's the unit and not connections, because i have one on each boat and the other unit works on both mounting brackets. Humminbird charges a $75 service fee to repair it. Do any of you know of someone able to do such repairs and if they are cheaper than that?

thanks,

andre

i heard someone say recently (with regard to the hydrilla in cayuga) that the hydrilla could ruin the bass fishery there.

that seems pretty unlikely to me because i grew up bass fishing in texas and the best bass fisheries there were FULL of hydrilla - i mean thick with it (30 fow and you could nearly walk on it). We would not only fish the edges, but use plastic worms with 1 oz weights - drop it right in the stuff and pull out LOTS of 6-9# largemouths (40# line and NO drag)

perhaps things are different in a colder climate? i doubt it. I think it's the home owners who don't want it around their docks and water skiers etc who don't like it. I'm not saying they don't have a point, but i do not think hydrilla hurts bass - i think it helps.

andre

thank you VERY MUCH!!!

Thank you John!

does anyone have the dive curve for Rapala Taildancers (especially the 30' taildancers, but also 20' & 15')?

i have the 6th edition of Precision Trolling, but i think that was published before Rapala came out with the Taildancer.

if you could post or email me a PDF of any of those dive curves (the 30' is what i want the most), i would really appreciate it!

thanks,

andre

does anyone have the dive curve for Rapala Taildancers (especially the 30' taildancers, but also 20' & 15')?

i have the 6th edition of Precision Trolling, but i think that was published before Rapala came out with the Taildancer.

if you could post or email me a PDF of any of those dive curves (the 30' is what i want the most), i would really appreciate it!

thanks,

andre

So i took the laker with the lesions to the region 8 DEC and Pete (forgot his last name) talked to me. I am very disappointed with the whole thing. He said he didn't think it was anything serious, probably a virus with a secondary infection (which manifested as the 3 lesions). I asked him if he'd take the fish to do pathology work on it and he said he wouldn't because they don't have a lab there! I am surprised they wouldn't send it to a lab to determine whether or not it was something serious or not. Let's hope he was correct and it wasn't anything too serious.

Gambler - where did you catch the 34# laker?

dre

I was fishing Canadice yesterday and caught a 3-4# laker that had 3 nickel-quarter size lesions on it. I fish Seneca a lot, so i know what lamprey marks look like, and i am quite sure these were not from lamprey. I don't have time to post pics at the moment, but i put the fish on ice and am taking it to DEC in a few minutes. 2 sick fish from hemlock and canadice in a few days has me a bit concerned....

dre

why can't they use the old docks?

i launch out of woodville a lot and the docks seemed fine to me. I'm glad they extended the ramp, but what was wrong with the docks?

dre marquis

which fingerlakes will be involved with the salvation army derby?